HC Deb 14 January 2004 vol 416 cc772-3W
Ms Walley

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many staff in his Department work in(a) the West Midlands and (b) North Staffordshire. [146912]

Yvette Cooper

The number of permanent and casual staff employed by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister in(a) West Midlands is 140 and (b) Staffordshire as a whole is 41

Joan Walley

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister (1) what plans he has to establish procedures for assessing the impact of possible re-location of staff in his Department to the regions; and if he will make a statement; [146927]

(2) what assessment his Department have made of the effect of possible relocation of staff in his Department to north Staffordshire on (a) job creation, (b) sustainable development, (c) the local economy and (d) tackling regional economic disparities; and if he will make a statement; [146896]

(3) what assessment he has made of the effect of proposals to relocate Government jobs on the Department's ability to meet (a) departmental policy objectives and (b) departmental public service agreements; [146883]

(4) what assessment his Department have made of the benefits of re-location of staff to north Staffordshire; and if he will make a statement. [146867]

Yvette Cooper

I refer my hon. Friend to the answer given by my right hon. Friend the Member for Brent, South (Mr. Boateng) on 12 January 2004.